Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
Legal and Constitutional Affairs
First Session, Forty-second Parliament, 2015-16-17
Chair: The Honourable BOB RUNCIMAN
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Issue No. 20
First and second meetings:
Bill C-4, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code, the Parliamentary Employment and Staff Relations Act, the Public Service Labour Relations Act and the Income Tax Act
APPEARING
The Honourable Patricia Hajdu, P.C., M.P., Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour
WITNESSES
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC):
Lori Sterling, Deputy Minister of Labour.
Department of Justice:
Warren J. Newman, Senior General Counsel, Constitutional and Administrative Law Section.
Canada Industrial Relations Board:
Ginette Brazeau, Chairperson.
Canadian Labour Congress:
Hassan Yussuff, President;
Chris Roberts, Director, Social and Economic Policy Department.
As an individual:
Bruce Ryder, Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University.
Thursday, February 2, 2017
Canada LabourWatch Association:
John Mortimer, President.
Canadian Taxpayers Federation:
Aaron Wudrick, Federal Director.
Fraser Institute:
Charles Lammam, Director, Fiscal Studies (by video conference).
FETCO Inc.:
Derrick Hynes, Executive Director.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Honourable Bob Runciman, Chair
The Honourable George Baker, P.C., Deputy Chair
and
The Honourable Senators:
Batters, Boisvenu, Boniface, *Carignan, P.C. (or Martin), Dagenais, Dupuis, *Harder, P.C. (or Bellemare), Jaffer, Joyal, P.C., Omidvar, Pate, Pratte, Sinclair, Tannas, White
*Ex officio members
(Quorum 4)
Changes in membership of the committee:
Pursuant to rule 12-5 and to the order of the Senate of December 7, 2016, membership of the committee was amended as follows:
The Honourable Senator Tannas replaced the Honourable Senator McIntyre (January 30, 2017).
The Honourable Senator Dupuis was added to the membership (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Plett was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator McInnis was removed from the membership of the committee, substitution pending (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Pate was added to the membership (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Omidvar was added to the membership (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Pratte was added to the membership (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Boniface was added to the membership (December 15, 2016).
The Honourable Senator McInnis replaced the Honourable Senator Carignan, P.C. (December 8, 2016).
The Honourable Senator Jaffer replaced the Honourable Senator Dyck (December 8, 2016).